Gordon Boy

Popularity: #726 · Trend: ↘ Falling

Famous people named Gordon

Gordon Ramsay is a renowned chef and television personality known for his culinary skills and reality TV shows.

Gordon Brown served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2010.

Gordon Lightfoot is a celebrated Canadian singer-songwriter famous for his folk and country music.

Gordon Hayward is a professional basketball player in the NBA, known for his time with the Utah Jazz and Boston Celtics.

Fictional characters named Gordon

Gordon Freeman is the protagonist of the video game series Half-Life, known for his role as a scientist fighting against alien forces.

Gordon Gekko is a character in the film Wall Street, representing the archetype of corporate greed and ambition.

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U.S. Historical Usage

The name Gordon was first seen in the United States in 1880. Gordon has ranked as high as #237 nationally, which occurred in 1952, and has been most popular in New York, Michigan, California, Minnesota, and Illinois. In the past 5 years the name Gordon has been trending down compared to the previous 5 years.

Popularity Over Time (National)

Top States for Gordon (2024)

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910

State	Births	Share
NY	16	13%
CA	15	12%
MI	15	12%
MN	15	12%
TX	14	11%
OH	8	6%
PA	8	6%
AZ	6	5%
SD	6	5%
MO	5	4%
WI	5	4%
MT	5	4%
IL	5	4%
TN	5	4%

Popularity Over Time (National) — Table

Year	Births
1880	51
1881	32
1882	37
1883	38
1884	39
1885	48
1886	64
1887	47
1888	83
1889	60
1890	63
1891	71
1892	83
1893	83
1894	112
1895	104
1896	117
1897	89
1898	110
1899	107
1900	137
1901	103
1902	109
1903	142
1904	177
1905	165
1906	184
1907	199
1908	196
1909	230
1910	265
1911	404
1912	822
1913	1,017
1914	1,355
1915	1,717
1916	1,792
1917	2,019
1918	2,233
1919	2,017
1920	2,277
1921	2,382
1922	2,527
1923	2,576
1924	2,714
1925	2,748
1926	2,629
1927	2,680
1928	2,596
1929	2,493
1930	2,611
1931	2,397
1932	2,409
1933	2,524
1934	2,640
1935	2,614
1936	2,567
1937	2,533
1938	2,657
1939	2,508
1940	2,296
1941	2,404
1942	2,606
1943	2,608
1944	2,271
1945	2,146
1946	2,410
1947	2,671
1948	2,510
1949	2,546
1950	2,690
1951	2,759
1952	2,829
1953	2,781
1954	2,741
1955	2,557
1956	2,484
1957	2,465
1958	2,224
1959	2,210
1960	2,151
1961	1,991
1962	1,786
1963	2,081
1964	1,772
1965	1,444
1966	1,387
1967	1,115
1968	1,093
1969	1,012
1970	991
1971	915
1972	719
1973	659
1974	631
1975	585
1976	517
1977	549
1978	516
1979	504
1980	531
1981	520
1982	538
1983	497
1984	505
1985	488
1986	517
1987	493
1988	464
1989	476
1990	441
1991	414
1992	400
1993	404
1994	347
1995	353
1996	343
1997	289
1998	275
1999	265
2000	285
2001	249
2002	275
2003	235
2004	246
2005	208
2006	215
2007	196
2008	212
2009	183
2010	180
2011	183
2012	195
2013	189
2014	224
2015	279
2016	220
2017	274
2018	271
2019	267
2020	225
2021	243
2022	233
2023	222
2024	199